Latest articles by Rob Hughes
The drummer decided to focus on his “day job” band in 1991, and finally released his first solo album in 2010 – after finding influence in King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Can and other prog giants
A look back at the life and music of Mikre Peters, the much-loved guitarist, singer and songwriter with Welsh rockers The Alarm, who died a year ago today
Backstage boss Stewart Young took one look at the prototype in 1974 and decided to walk away – but the keyboard maestro wouldn’t have it
Written by Otis Redding and his guitarist/producer Steve Cropper, (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay became one of the truly great songs
Big Star were all but forgotten by the end of the 70s, but they became a Rosetta Stone for a whole generation of later musicians
Splintering off from The Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers burnt brightly on two iconic albums
Written about "sexual repression causing incredible desire among a school full of boys", Maria was a No.1 across Europe
Their groundbreaking 1994 album has stood the test of time – but their refusal to compromise with label and management made it look as if their time was up
Gimme Some Lovin’ by the Spencer Davis Group was written in minutes - but its roots are still debated
The story of the song that schooled Metallica's James Hetfield
An undersold concert by the German icons in 1975 led a young duo to adopt electronic instruments. Their first song launched a clutch of cutting-edge genres
With its monolithic riff and yelping lead vocal, the live version of Stone Cold Fever typifies Humble Pie, one of the best live blues-rock bands of their era
How a song that wasn't considered to have potential as a single soundtracked the summer of 1970
A key figure in 70s pub rock is back with more songs "about politics or idiots with fingers on buttons"
A light-hearted pop at the superficial workings of the pop industry in the 60s, it remains a minor classic. And if you saw the band live in Bournemouth in 1965, you might actually be on it!
Ten Years After’s I’m Going Home was 11 minutes of blues-rock euphoria
Fired by social injustice, The Battle Of The Beanfield remains an enduring classic and more relevant than ever
Sell a million, get a free Cadillac
The making of the alt.rock classic that inspired Kurt Cobain and took 10 minutes to write
R.E.M. countered accusations of selling out to a major by using their commercial clout to promote their political activism
Accused of being a European “knob-turner,” he faced the music establishment’s rejection attitude with a lesson learned from Salvador Dali, and defied expectations by scaling the charts
The late Holger Czukay discusses the importance of Can's groundbreaking second album Tago Mago
Lynyrd Skynyrd's down-home anthem was a retort to Neil Young's Southern Man, but decades on it's soundtracked everything from KFC to video games
Turned on by Genesis, Beefheart, Zappa and Can, the former member of The Fall and The Creepers continues to smuggle prog into his radio shows
